Manaus_Air_Force_Base

Manaus Air Force Base

Manaus Air Force Base

Air base of the Brazilian Air Force

For the former civilian use of this facility, see Ponta Pelada Airport.

Manaus Air Force Base – ALA8 (IATA: PLL, ICAO: SBMN) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Manaus, Brazil.

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History

The base was created in 1970, and between 1970 and 1976 public facilities of Ponta Pelada Airport were shared with the military facilities of Manaus Air Force Base.[2] In 1976, with the opening of Eduardo Gomes International Airport, all public operations were transferred to the new airport. Ponta Pelada Airport was then renamed Manaus Air Force Base and since then it handles exclusively military operations.

Units

The following units are based at Manaus Air Force Base:

Accidents and incidents

Access

The base is located 9 km from downtown Manaus.

This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Manaus. The gallery is not comprehensive.

Present aircraft

  • Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk (FAB)
  • CASA C-105A Amazonas (FAB)
  • Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)
  • Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
  • Eurocopter HM-1 Pantera (Army)
  • Sikorsky HM-2 Black Hawk (Army)

Retired aircraft

  • Embraer AT-26 Xavante (FAB)
  • Helibras H-34 Super Puma (FAB)
  • de Havilland C-115 Buffalo (FAB)
  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
  • Northrop F-5EM (FAB)
  • Eurocopter HM-3 Cougar (Army)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Campo Ponta Pelada (SBMN)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Base Aérea de Manaus e 1°/9° GAv completam 39 anos de apoio à Amazônia" (in Portuguese). Força Aérea Brasileira. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. [3]
    "7º/8ºGAv – Esquadrão Hárpia". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    "1º/9ºGAv – Esquadrão Arara". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. [5]
    "7ºETA – Esquadrão Cobra". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    "4º BAvEx – Batalhão Coronel Ricardo Pavanello". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Accident description FAB-2414". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  8. [8]
    "Accident description FAB-2372". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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